长江后浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
  2. fig. the new is constantly replacing the old
  3. each new generation excels the previous
  4. (of things) to be constantly evolving

CHARACTERS

长 cháng
HSK 2
long; length; excel in; leader
江 jiāng
HSK 4
large river; yangzi; surname
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
浪 làng
HSK 4
wave; wasteful, reckless
推 tuī
HSK 4
push, expel; push forward
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
浪 làng
HSK 4
wave; wasteful, reckless